Ilie Sánchez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ilie Sánchez Farrés | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 21 November 1990||
Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain[1] | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Los Angeles FC | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–1998 | Martinenc | ||
1998–2000 | Barcelona | ||
2000–2001 | Poble Sec | ||
2001–2003 | Catalònia | ||
2003–2005 | Collblanc | ||
2005–2007 | Cornellà | ||
2007–2009 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2014 | Barcelona B | 114 | (2) |
2014–2016 | 1860 Munich | 24 | (1) |
2015–2016 | → Elche (loan) | 27 | (1) |
2017–2021 | Sporting Kansas City | 144 | (7) |
2022– | Los Angeles FC | 71 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
2021 | Sporting Kansas City (academy) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2024 |
Ilie Sánchez Farrés (Catalan:
Formed at
Club career
Barcelona B
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Sánchez represented several clubs as a youth, including FC Barcelona from ages 7 to 9, returning to La Masia in 2007.[3] In the 2009–10 season he made his professional debut in the Segunda División B, contributing 22 matches (one goal)[4] as the B team returned to Segunda División after an 11-year absence.[5]
Mainly a
1860 Munich
On 11 June 2014, both Sánchez and teammate Edu Bedia signed for TSV 1860 Munich of the German 2. Bundesliga.[8] He made his league debut in the season opener, a 3–2 away defeat to 1. FC Kaiserslautern,[9] and scored his only goal on 26 September to help to a 2–0 home win against SpVgg Greuther Fürth.[10]
Sánchez was deemed surplus to requirements by manager Torsten Fröhling at the start of the 2015–16 campaign,[11] and on 31 August he was loaned to Elche CF in the Spanish second tier.[12] He scored once, the penalty winner in a 2–1 home victory over CA Osasuna on 8 November.[13] Shortly after his return to his parent club, his contract was mutually annulled.[14]
Sporting Kansas City
On 13 January 2017, Sánchez moved to
Sánchez was named to the
In August 2021, Sánchez took an assistant coaching role with the under-14 side as part of his B License course in the U.S. Soccer Coaching Education program.[22] Following the year's campaign, his contract option was declined.[23]
Los Angeles FC
On 12 January 2022, Sánchez signed a two-year contract with Los Angeles FC.[24] He scored his first goal on 2 April in a 4–2 win at Orlando City SC,[25] the only one of a season in which his team won the Supporters' Shield;[26] he missed just one game, as a result of a red card in a 2–1 loss at the San Jose Earthquakes on 20 August.[27][28] On 5 November, he scored the decisive goal of the penalty shootout win over the Philadelphia Union to secure the team's first MLS Cup.[29]
Personal life
Sánchez's older brother Yuri was on the youth ranks of
In 2023, Sánchez was naturalized as a United States citizen.[30]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barcelona B | 2009–10 | Segunda División B | 17 | 1 | — | — | 5[b] | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
2010–11 | Segunda División | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
2011–12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
2012–13 | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||||
2013–14 | 38 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||||
Total | 109 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 114 | 2 | ||||
1860 Munich | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
Elche (loan) | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||
Sporting Kansas City | 2017 | MLS | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
2018 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 1 | 41 | 5 | |||
2019 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6[d] | 2 | — | 39 | 4 | |||
2020 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 2[c] | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||||
2021 | 30 | 1 | — | — | 3[e] | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||||
Total | 144 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 169 | 11 | ||
Los Angeles FC | 2022 | MLS | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
2023 | 34 | 1 | — | 8[d] | 0 | 8[f] | 0 | 50 | 1 | |||
2024 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
Total | 71 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 92 | 2 | ||
Career total | 375 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 429 | 17 |
- ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, Copa del Rey and U.S. Open Cup
- ^ Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^ CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Two appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs, appearance in Leagues Cup
- ^ Three appearances in Leagues Cup, five appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
Honours
Sporting Kansas City
- 2017[16]
Los Angeles FC
Individual
References
- ^ a b "Ilie Sánchez". Eurosport. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Ilie Sánchez". Los Angeles FC. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- TUDN. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "El Sant Andreu empata contra el Logronyès (2–2) i el Barça Atlètic signa taules amb l'Espanyol B (1–1)" [Sant Andreu draw against Logroñés (2–2) and Barça Atlètic sign tie with Espanyol B (1–1)] (in Catalan). Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "El filial del Barcelona vuelve a Segunda doce años después" [Barcelona reserves return to Segunda twelve years later]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 June 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Sánchez, César (19 July 2010). "La cantera como vía y no como alternativa" [Cantera as the way to go and not an alternative] (in Spanish). Don Balón. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ "Los primeros elegidos de Guardiola" [Guardiola's first chosen ones]. Sport (in Spanish). 27 July 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Ilie deja el Barça B para fichar por el Múnich 1860" [Ilie leaves Barça B to sign for Munich 1860]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "Zweitliga-Wahnsinn gegen 1860 München: Kaiserslautern dreht Partie in Unterzahl" [Second league madness against 1860 Munich: Kaiserslautern come back despite being undermanned]. Der Spiegel (in German). 4 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Erlösende Siege für 1860 München, Eintracht Braunschweig und Erzgebirge Aue" [Liberating wins for 1860 Munich, Eintracht Braunschweig and Erzgebirge Aue] (in German). Goal. 26 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ Giebel, Marcus (21 July 2015). "1860 vor dem Liga-Start: Die Gewinner und Verlierer" [1860 before the start of the season: The losers and winners]. Tz (in German). Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "¡Buena Suerte, Ilie!" [Good luck, Ilie!] (in German). 1860 Munich. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ G. Barea, Miguel (8 November 2015). "Elche 2–1 Osasuna: Remontada como premio a la constancia" [Elche 2–1 Osasuna: Comeback as the reward for perseverance] (in Spanish). Los Otros 18. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Weiß, Florian (26 August 2016). "Jetzt ist auch der dritte Poschner-Spanier weg" [Now the third of Poschner's Spaniards is gone]. Tz (in German). Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ Kovzan, Sam (13 January 2017). "Sporting KC signs Spanish midfielder Ilie Sánchez". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ a b c Kovzan, Sam (6 September 2018). "Mutual love: Why Ilie Sanchez and Kansas City have become the perfect match". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Kovzan, Sam (25 September 2017). "Sporting KC midfielder Ilie obtains U.S. green card, no longer occupies international spot on roster". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ a b Kovzan, Sam (29 June 2018). "Sporting KC midfielder Ilie Sanchez named to roster for 2018 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ Tolmich, Ryan (21 February 2019). "Atlanta United upset by Herediano while Sporting KC rolls past Toluca". Goal. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Greenstein, Melissa (14 March 2019). "Sporting Kansas City reaches Champions League semifinals". KSHB-TV. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Penalty kick allows Timbers to draw with SKC". ESPN. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Kovzan, Sam (23 August 2021). "Benny Feilhaber appointed as Sporting KC academy U-17 head coach". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Bogert, Tom (30 November 2021). "Who's in, who's out? 18 MLS clubs announce roster decisions following 2021 season". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "LAFC signs free agent midfielder Ilie Sánchez". Los Angeles FC. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Ilie Sanchez's goal in the 51st minute helps push LAFC past Orlando City". Los Angeles Times. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ a b "LAFC win 2022 MLS Supporters' Shield". Major League Soccer. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "LAFC's seven-match winning streak ends with loss at San Jose". Los Angeles Times. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ Loera, Ernesto (31 August 2022). "LAFC Struggles in Austin". Los Angeles Sports Nation. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ a b Das, Andrew (5 November 2022). "Los Angeles F.C. wins first title on dramatic day's final twist". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ Sigal, Jonathan (30 March 2023). "Barcelona to US citizen: LAFC's Ilie Sánchez celebrates "amazing" journey". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Ilie: Ilie Sánchez Farrés". BDFutbol. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Ilie". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Ilie » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Updated 2022 MLS All-Star Team Roster". Major League Soccer. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
External links
- Ilie Sánchez at BDFutbol